Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-21

were many others when the crash came.
Immediately rushed on deck followed by 8
| confused crowd. Upon first reaching the
deck did not think anything much was the
matter till I saw the port bow was stove in
close to the rigging and laid open for a
crowded the deck and the captain and
officers shouted that all the boats
be lowered. The vessel was then settling
down by the head and the excitement was at
its worst. had hardly time to look around
before the vessel listed over on her port side,
throwing the passengers and crew together
on that side of the vessel. Most of the boats
were then worthless. Two boats on the port
side were lowered, but those on the other side
were useless. While the sailors were endeav-
oring to lower the boats the passengers him
dered them by rushing franctically against
them. The crew tried to keep the passen-
gers back, thus losing valuable time. When
the boats were finally lowered there was a
rush to get into them. I tried, too, but did
not stand chance; then decided to trust to
life belt. The scene on deck was appalling
The passengers and crew were crowd
ed together and the shrieks of
the women, the cries of chill
dren and shouts of men were
frightful Some of the passengers were on
their knees praying. When the Scholten
the icy water. Most of US had life belts.
Sarah Gold, Stepney Robinson and kept
together. We chung to each other and drifted
toward the Ebro, finally reaching that ves-
sell"
The second officer declares that every pre-
caution had been taken on board the Schol-
ten A good lookout was kept and Captain
Taat Lot only had the ordinary watch on the
bridge at the time, but all the officers, who
intended to remain there until the vessel was
fairly down the channel. The captain was
last seen at his post trying to quiet the pas
sengers and get the boats off.
Among the bodies landed at Dover are the
"Harront, Rue St. Giles, Brussels" Gold
schmidt, cigar dealer of London, a man
with a linen worked .'jacket;" a Jew with
letter addressed "Libenstein Herman, 1913
Stanton street, New York." man with let
ter addressed 'John Kochnel, Sandusky;
Henri Blanc, of Ohio, the sole cabin passen-
ger; Friedman, merchant of Kowal. The
other bodies mostly those of females
The engineer after being in the water three
hours was rescued and landed at Newhaven
L. Genken, G. Freilich and A. Hamerton
were saved. The body of Rive Bell has been
identified. No bodies were recovered during
the morning at Dover because the
many were brought back with the
ebb. Darkness prevented the recovery of
more bodies, but many boats and tugs have
put to sea on the chance of picking up others
in the morning. Many of those whose bodies
have been recovered look as if they had been
frozen to death. The Rosa Mary sustained
extensive damage and was only kept afoat
by her water tight compartments. An Off
Ger of the Scholten says the Rosa Mary was
carrying no side lights, but was showing the
usual masthead lights to indicate she was at
anchor. They steered straight down the
channel, leaving her sufficient room to pass
clear. When they drew near they found she
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them. They tried to signal her off, but it
was too late. She struck the Scholten ON
the port bow, ripping off the plates
some distance and exposing the inte-
rior. The hole thus made extended below
the water. The officers of the Rose Mary
aver that they were lying at anchor and were
run into. They say that they did not weigh
anchor until morning. 1t is reported that
the captain of the REESE Mary denies the state
ment that his vessel was in collision with the
W. A Scholten. He AYERS that the Rose
Mary was injured by a collision with another
vessel while lying at anchor.
DR.. Ayme of New York, the Scholten's
had just weighed anchor and the crew had
forgotten to put up the side lights. He says
many of those saved by the Ebro were para
lyzed with cold and were with difficulty re-
suscitated- When he last saw Captain Taat
the latter was standing the bridge trying
to prevent the steerage passengers from be-
sieging the boats. The break in the ships
side was aft of the bulkhead and was eight
feet wide The unserviceable boats which
were cut away probably foated when the
Seholten sank.
1t is stated that Hastings mackerel boat
reports that her nets were damaged by
steamer yesterday afternoon and that while
chasing the steamer the latter was seen to
collide with the Seholten. 1t is worthy of
note that fragments of nets were found on
the bows of the Rosa Mary.
The Lost Vessel.
New YORK, Nov. 20-The T. w. Schollen
was three thousand tons burthen and was
one of the fastest and best constructed yes
sells in the Netherland Steam Navigation
service. She was barkentine rig